Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbaueris a German former professional footballer and manager. Early in his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiserbecause of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth11 September 1945
CityMunich, Germany
CountryGermany
Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England have been fantastic.
Football is one of the world's best means of communication. It is impartial, apolitical and universal. Football unites people around the world every day. Young or old, players or fans, rich or poor, the game makes everyone equal, stirs the imagination, makes people happy and makes them sad
It is not the strong one that wins, the one that wins is strong.
I cannot imagine that. They should earn enough money to stay away from adventures like that.
Gerd was the right choice -- no one was better.
In any world championship, the best have to be on hand, and Maradona is one of them.
The door remains open. If he comes tomorrow and says he wants to stay, wonderful. It won't be easy to find an equally good successor.
The Dutch are braver and more creative players, but less disciplined. They want to let the opponent see and feel that they're better, but they forget to score and settle the game.
The coach of the host country has to be there - that is beyond question. If I have to think about this anymore my choice of words would be more drastic.
The FIFA has words of criticism for the organizing committee over and over again. They're completely superfluous.
The image of the league is just terrible. There's far too much provocation and theatre.
The mark he gave was quite good. At school, I would have been happy to get it.